TY - JOUR PY - 2010// TI - Burden of anxiety disorders in pediatric medical settings: prevalence, phenomenology, and a research agenda JO - Archives of pediatrics and adolescent medicine A1 - Ramsawh, Holly J. A1 - Chavira, Denise A. A1 - Stein, Murray B. SP - 965 EP - 972 VL - 164 IS - 10 N2 - The current review describes the phenomenology of several common anxiety disorders in children and adolescents as they present in medical settings. Anxiety disorders and associated features in children are described, along with epidemiology, functional impairment, common somatic complaints, medical comorbidity, health care utilization, and presentation in general and in specialty pediatric medical settings. Recommendations for clinical management in pediatric settings are presented, and evidence-based interventions and emerging treatments for pediatric anxiety disorders are described. The review concludes with a discussion of future research directions that may lead to increased recognition and improved management of anxiety disorders in pediatric medical settings.
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LA - en SN - 1072-4710 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archpediatrics.2010.170 ID - ref1 ER -